Dan

so stop having anxiety over it,the tattoo looks very legible to me,and tell your colleague to shut the hell up, that's a pretty cool tattoo IMO. love it,embrace it,wear it with pride, and don't worry about what other people think of it.

LOL not sure, I meant that it's ok for a little single outline,,,,,,,,,,, thing

so take it off right now, wash it with anti-microbial soap, re-apply a new piece, then leave that on for 4 days

yes, all of it will settle and fade.

I would just leave it alone, it looks fine for what it is.

please don't ever do that again,go to a reputable professional tattoo shop if you want a real tattoo.

this 100%

that's correct orientation IMO

wtf are you talking about ?

well I wouldn't worry about it then, and maybe don't use that same gel on fresh tattoos.

I only use a anti-microbial soap on my fresh tattoo, any drug store has it over the counter, https://www.buyemp.com/product/dial-gold-liquid-antimicrobial-soap what color was the ink that got the rash ? and IMO it was the shower gel that cause it, since it was 3 days after

so 11 hours was too long to wait for a reply ?

it's a little of both, it's skin with a little ink in it that's peeling off, looks 100% normal to me.

sounds 100% normal. let it heal ! it will be fine, mother nature made our bodies pretty smart. now, take a deep breath, breath, take a breath, now breath, relax,trust me, it will be ok.

I agree, it looks great, and stop looking at it with this

IMO large tattoos,like full back or full leg or arm sleeve are a sign of the times, large tattoos are a part of the new tattoo world we live in, social media has also changed the tattoo world, when I started getting tattooed in the early 80's, it was all small pieces, back when I started you walked into a shop on a Friday night,picked a flash off the wall,and waited for your turn, I have one large tattoo,but all the rest I have are small to medium size, to each his own, but personally I like the traditional look of many small tattoos,

is that how it looks right now ? because I think it looks good like that.

it looks normal IMO for a 13 day old tattoo, and the area where the film was will look different until fully healed,don't forget a tattoo takes 6 weeks or more to heal. when I use saniderm it is red where the film was for a week.

I have been following Tine DeFiore for a long time, I totally love her work and I would love to get something from her.

yep ! totally normal, I use Saniderm all the time and I get that redness too, it goes away. especially tender areas like your rib area.

cool ! who did it ?

nope, I just pull it off ! at least you know you had it on correctly.

looks 100% normal to me

I had a problem keeping still when I had my ankles done, he had to put all his weight on my legs to keep them from jerking.it didn't hurt that bad,it was just the reflex thing.